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elementor-grid-item post-106812 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-arts-culture category-business category-msj26 category-spring-2026\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/chicago-business-owners-love-letter-to-the-luddites-expands-as-they-work-to-open-citys-only-fiber-mill\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/Screen-Shot-2026-05-07-at-12.12.52-PM-300x225.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-106813\" alt=\"Man in a gray sweater working with a spinning wheel and yellow yarn\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/Screen-Shot-2026-05-07-at-12.12.52-PM-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/Screen-Shot-2026-05-07-at-12.12.52-PM.png 621w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/chicago-business-owners-love-letter-to-the-luddites-expands-as-they-work-to-open-citys-only-fiber-mill\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tChicago business owners\u2019 \u2018love letter to the Luddites\u2019 expands as they work to open city\u2019s only fiber mill\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tMay 7, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>By Caitlin Keller Medill Reports A modest storefront in Irving Park with textile projects strewn across the room, Inclement Craft is a cozy, art-lover\u2019s paradise<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-106804 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-arts-culture category-msj26 category-spring-2026\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/133-years-later-worlds-fair-influence-still-seen-in-chicago\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/WorldsFairLedeArt-300x169.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-106806\" alt=\"Bridge over a calm river in autumn\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/WorldsFairLedeArt-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/WorldsFairLedeArt.png 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/133-years-later-worlds-fair-influence-still-seen-in-chicago\/\" >\n\t\t\t\t133 years later, World\u2019s Fair influence still seen in Chicago\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tApril 30, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>By Jonah White Medill Reports\u00a0 The 1893 World\u2019s Fair was a defining moment for 19th century\u00a0Chicago,\u00a0and its legacy is still felt today. From Jackson Park,<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-106795 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-arts-culture category-msj26 category-spring-2026\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/should-chicagoans-take-fewer-photos-some-pros-say-yes\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/AntonyTerence-central-camera-store-chicago-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-106797\" alt=\"A car is parked in front of the Central Camera store.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/AntonyTerence-central-camera-store-chicago-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/AntonyTerence-central-camera-store-chicago-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/AntonyTerence-central-camera-store-chicago-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/AntonyTerence-central-camera-store-chicago.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/should-chicagoans-take-fewer-photos-some-pros-say-yes\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tShould Chicagoans take fewer photos? Some pros say yes\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tApril 30, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>By Antony Terence Medill Reports Anastasia Khoubaeva, who sells cameras at Central Camera, Chicago\u2019s oldest camera store, points to rows of Canon PowerShots and Kodak<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-106791 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-arts-culture category-business category-chicago category-chicago-this-week category-general-interest category-msj26 category-season-6 category-sports category-spring-2026\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/watch-chicago-this-week-season-6-episode-4\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"163\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/milwaukee-buildings-300x163.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-106792\" alt=\"Milwaukee as ween from the water\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/milwaukee-buildings-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/milwaukee-buildings-1024x556.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/milwaukee-buildings-768x417.jpg 768w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/milwaukee-buildings-1536x833.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/milwaukee-buildings.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/watch-chicago-this-week-season-6-episode-4\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWATCH: Chicago This Week \u2014 Season 6, Episode 4\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tApril 30, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>By Morgan Hawes and Victoria Olaleye Medill Reports In the fourth episode of \u201cChicago This Week,\u201d we speak to a journalist who was steps away<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-106735 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-arts-culture category-general-interest category-msj26 category-spring-2026\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/embrace-the-niche-a-guide-to-chicagos-specialty-museums\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/Specialty-Museums-Evans23-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-106736\" alt=\"Michael&#039;s Museum sign and displays\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/Specialty-Museums-Evans23-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/Specialty-Museums-Evans23-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/Specialty-Museums-Evans23.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/embrace-the-niche-a-guide-to-chicagos-specialty-museums\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tEmbrace the niche: A guide to Chicago\u2019s specialty museums\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tApril 24, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>By Mallory Evans Medill Reports Smelling dozens of ice cream flavors.\u00a0Clicking buttons and cranking levers to control inflation and cash flow.\u00a0Squinting your eyes to see<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-106732 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-arts-culture category-business category-chicago category-chicago-this-week category-general-interest category-msj26 category-season-6 category-sports category-spring-2026\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/watch-chicago-this-week-season-6-episode-3\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-23-at-12.12.36-PM-300x240.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-106733\" alt=\"Cat in a cardboard box\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-23-at-12.12.36-PM-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-23-at-12.12.36-PM-768x614.png 768w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-23-at-12.12.36-PM.png 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/watch-chicago-this-week-season-6-episode-3\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWATCH: Chicago This Week \u2014 Season 6, Episode 3\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tApril 23, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>By Morgan Hawes and Victoria Olaleye Medill Reports In the third episode of \u201cChicago This Week,\u201d it\u2019s pet adoption season and shelters across the city<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-106726 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-medill-explores-2026 category-msj26 category-politics category-puerto-rico-2026 category-social-justice category-spring-2026\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/watch-the-trump-administration-is-attempting-to-block-puerto-ricos-transition-to-renewable-energy-potentially-locking-in-decades-of-fossil-fuel-dependence\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/Camille_Power_plant_optimized_921.6-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-106832\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/Camille_Power_plant_optimized_921.6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/Camille_Power_plant_optimized_921.6-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/Camille_Power_plant_optimized_921.6-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/Camille_Power_plant_optimized_921.6-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/Camille_Power_plant_optimized_921.6-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/watch-the-trump-administration-is-attempting-to-block-puerto-ricos-transition-to-renewable-energy-potentially-locking-in-decades-of-fossil-fuel-dependence\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWATCH: The Trump administration is attempting to block Puerto Rico\u2019s transition to renewable energy, potentially locking in decades of fossil fuel dependence\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tApril 22, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>By Camille Vocelka Medill Reports\u00a0 For decades, Puerto Ricans have suffered from an unreliable electricity grid and devastating pollution from the coal, oil and gas<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-106722 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-health-and-science category-msj26 category-spring-2026\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/listen-hearing-the-signals-of-the-body-in-real-time-what-new-technologies-could-mean-for-patients-with-autoimmune-digestive-disorders\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/olga-kononenko-zQEmEAb-WpY-unsplash-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-106723\" alt=\"Patient&#039;s arm with IV drip in a blue hospital gown.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/olga-kononenko-zQEmEAb-WpY-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/olga-kononenko-zQEmEAb-WpY-unsplash-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/olga-kononenko-zQEmEAb-WpY-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/olga-kononenko-zQEmEAb-WpY-unsplash.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/listen-hearing-the-signals-of-the-body-in-real-time-what-new-technologies-could-mean-for-patients-with-autoimmune-digestive-disorders\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tLISTEN: Hearing the signals of the body in real time: What new technologies could mean for patients with autoimmune digestive disorders\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tApril 22, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>By\u00a0Kimberly Henrickson Medill Reports\u00a0\u00a0 Maybe you\u00a0track your steps and heart rate using a fitness tracker, or\u00a0you\u00a0know someone with diabetes who wears a\u00a0continuous glucose monitor.\u00a0Wearable technology\u00a0is<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-106716 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-arts-culture category-chicagoriver category-msj26 category-spring-2026\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/watch-st-patricks-day-in-chicago-a-centurylong-tradition\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"166\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/Ryan-Kirton-St-Patricks-day-photo-300x166.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-106717\" alt=\"St. Patrick statue holding a green shamrock\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/Ryan-Kirton-St-Patricks-day-photo-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/Ryan-Kirton-St-Patricks-day-photo-768x426.png 768w, 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